14 What is man, that he should be clean? and he that is born of woman, that he should [a]be just?

15 Behold, he found no steadfastness in his Saints: yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight.

16 How much more is man abominable, and filthy, which [b]drinketh iniquity like water?

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Footnotes

  1. Job 15:14 His purpose is to prove that Job as an unjust man, and an hypocrite is punished for his sins, like as he did before, Job 4:8.
  2. Job 15:16 Which hath a desire to sin, as he that is thirsty to drink.

14 “What are mortals, that they could be pure,
    or those born of woman,(A) that they could be righteous?(B)
15 If God places no trust in his holy ones,(C)
    if even the heavens are not pure in his eyes,(D)
16 how much less mortals, who are vile and corrupt,(E)
    who drink up evil(F) like water!(G)

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